Banquet table frame and leg mounting



June 8, 1954 J. B. ADLER BANQUET TABLE FRAME AND LEG MOUNTING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 2, 1953 INVENTOR. Jam) 8. ADLER,

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JOHN B. ADLER laid/ Patented June 8, 1954 BANQUET TABLE FRAME AND LEG MOUNTING John B. Adler, Grosse Ile, Mich, assignor to Shwayder Brothers, Denver, Colo., a corporation of Colorado Application March 2, 1953, Serial No. 339,741

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a banquet table, and more particularly to a novel banquet table construction employing a. pair of parallel vertically spaced frames for supporting the table and the legs thereof.

.It is the object of the present invention to provide a novel frame structure and leg mounting means for a banquet table.

It is the further object to provide a novel arrangement of folding leg stays whereby the table legs may be effectively maintained in fully opened position, and which may be foldably collapsed into the plane of the table frame.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specification and claims in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of the banquet table.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken online 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end elevational view of the table shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an end elevational view of the leg latching mechanism; and

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view thereof.

It will be understood that the above drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, and that other embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the claims hereafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, the present table has an upper frame, generally designated at II, of hollow rectangular shape which includes the longitudinally extending tubular side members l2 and the interconnected tubular end members l3 completing the hollow frame. A pair of parallel spaced cross braces I4 and I5 are interposed between the longitudinal frame members [2, as shown in Fig. 1.

The tubular frame H is preferably of substantially elliptical shape in cross-section including the outer convex surface It, the inner upright surface l1 and the top and bottom arouate edges l9 and [8, as shown in Fig. 2.

Spaced around the upper frame II are a plurality of formed brackets with upper upright portions 2| secured at 22 to the inner surface ll of said frame. Bracket elements 2| have an intermediate inwardly directed portion 23 which terminates in the downwardly extending bracket element 24, which bears against and is secured to the inner upright surfaces as at point 25 of the secondary frame 26.

Said latter frame includes the outer convex surface 21 and the upper arcuate portion 29. The lower frame 2% is also of hollow rectangular shape similar to frame [2 and is arranged therebelow in a plane parallel to the plane of upper frame I2. Frame 26 is of less length than frame l2, and is also of less width.

The bracket elements 20 are secured at their upper and lower ends respectively to the tubular frames II and 25 in any suitable manner, such as by welding at points 30 and 33, to thereby provide a rigid frame structure for the'banquet table.

The rectangular table top 3| is positioned upon the top arcuate edges it of frame H and is secured thereto by the edge molding 32, as indicated in Fig. 2. Said edge molding includes the upright portion 33 secured by screws at 62 to the inner surface ll of frame I I, with said molding terminating at its upper end in the table edge receiving channel 3l35-35, of U-shape which is positioned around the entire peripheral edge of said table top for firmly anchoring the same upon frame I l.

Legs 3839 are pivotally mounted at their upper ends upon the lower table frame 26 by means of the pair of inwardly directed bifurcated brackets 31, which project inwardly from the inner surfaces of'the end portions 27 of said lower frame. Suitable pivots 46 extend through the brackets 3i and the upper ends of the legs 38 and 39 as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4.

Cross support AI is secured to the lower end of legs 38 and 39 and terminates at its opposite ends in the upright supports 42 which have caps '43 at their lower ends.

Angularly inclined stays are provided for the legs at opposite ends of said table, said stays consisting of a pair of U-shaped elements 45 and 48 which are pivotally joined together as at 52 and wherein the upper free ends of the stay element 45 are pivotally secured to the bifurcated brackets 44 arranged upon opposite sides of cross braces I l and 15 respectively, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

Pivot pins 41 interconnect the upper ends of stay element 45 with the supporting U-shaped brackets 44. The lower central portion 46 of stay element 45 is in contact with the cross piece 53 on the lower stay element 48, and said elements 46 and 53 are removably secured together by the latch 54 hereafter described.

The free ends 50 of lower stay element 48 are interconnected by the cross bar 53, and have caps 5| at their upper ends, which are connected with lower portions of stay element 45 by the pivot pins 52.

As shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the latch 54 is adapted to normally maintain arigid relation between the stay elements 55 and 45. Said ele ments are adapted to fold with respect to each other about the pivot 52 upon release of the latch 54, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The latch 54, as shown in Fig. 5, is of U-shape and includes the parallel spaced depending side walls 55 and 55 and are positioned upon opposite sides of the central portion 48 of stay element 45 and pivotally joined thereto by the oppositely arranged rivets 51'. It will be noted that side wall 55 extends below the lower edge of side wall 55, and retainingly cooperates with the outer side wall of the' cross piece 53 of lower stay element 58, as at 58, shown in Fig. 6.

The latch 55 or trigger housing has positioned therein the formed leaf spring 59, which is anchored within said housing at 50 by the rivets 5!. The free end of said spring engages the wall of the stay 45-45 and normally maintains latch 54 in the stay locking position shown in Fig. 6 for maintaining the stay elements 55 and 58 in alignment and for rigidly holding the table leg elements 38 and 39 in the open position shown in Fig. 1.

To release the stays to permit folding of the legs, manual pressure is applied to the latch or trigger housing 54 towards its outer end for rotating said latch upon its pivot 5'1 disengaging the side wall 58-55 from the cross piece 53 whereby the latch elements may be folded to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1. It will be noted that the legs 38-35 may be folded upwardly within the lower frame 25 in compact relation therewith Within said frame, so as to lie in the same plane as said frame to occupy the minimum of space.

Having described my invention, reference should now be had to the claims which follow for determining the scope thereof.

I claim:

1. A banquet table comprising a hollow rectangular tubular frame, a rectangular top secured thereon, a second hollow rectangular tubular frame of less length and width than said first frame depending from said first frame in 4 parallel spaced relation, a pair of interconnected transverse legs at each end of said second frame pivotally joined thereto at their upper ends, and inclined stays for said legs joined at their upper ends to central portions of said first frame and at their lower ends to intermediate portions of each of said legs, said stays including a U- shaped stay element pivoted at its free ends to said first frame, a second U-shaped stay element pivotally joined at its free ends to said first stay element, and pivotally joined at its opposite end to intermediate portions of said legs, and latch means releasably interconnecting said stay elements in substantial alignment whereby said legs may be tilted upwardly into the plane of said second frame.

2. A banquet table comprising a hollow rectangular tubular frame having an upright interior side wall, a rectangular top secured thereon, a second hollow rectangular tubular frame of less length and width than said first frame depending from said first frame in parallel spaced relation and having an upright interior side wall, a pair of interconnected transverse legs at each end of said second frame pivotally joined thereto at their upper ends, inclined stays for said legs joined at their upper ends to central portions of said first frame and at their lower ends to intermediate portions of each of said legs, and a plurality of formed brackets joined to the side wall of said second frame extending over the top thereof, and extending upwardly and joined to the side wall of said first frame.

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